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Japan needs higher interest rates
A weak yen, combined with higher interest rates in the US, calls for a much tighter monetary policy.
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Japan eyes resuming visas for foreign medical, nursing caterers
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government on Monday proposed resuming, from next April, applications under a special visa program for foreign workers p
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East Japan's Utsunomiya to build support for people with disabilities with aging caregivers
UTSUNOMIYA -- The government of this east Japan city has partnered with The Nippon Foundation to develop a model for supporting people with disabiliti
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Natixis buys Japanese advisory firm to join M&A dealmaking boom
Natixis has been working to expand in Japan, growing its sales and trading team, strengthening its lending business and opening a bank branch.
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Japan launches probe in historic bid to collect sample from Mars moon
The five-year mission — the first to attempt to land on a Martian moon — could shed light on the origins of the solar system and life on Earth.
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Japan’s Katayama vows fiscal prudence on defense funding
The remarks come after local media reported that the government was weighing an additional corporate tax hike to finance the measure.
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Woman killed, 13 injured after 6-vehicle collision near Tokyo
YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) -- A 77-year-old woman died and 13 other people were injured on Monday in a six-vehicle collision involving a tour bus in Kanagawa Pr
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Japan’s Ramen Shops Have a Bean Sprout Problem
If you’ve ever eaten Jiro-style ramen, you know the vegetables are a serious part of the experience. A typical bowl arrives with thick noodles, fatty pork and a mountain of bean sprouts so tall it can obscure the broth entirely. Customers can often request even more for free, usi...
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Daiwa and Mizuho win China securities permits as some U.S. firms wait
The development comes after China's Vice Premier He Lifeng hosted a senior trade delegation from Japan in March to discuss expanding bilateral trade.
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Japan considering paper-digital hybrid textbooks as standard
The education ministry's plan calls for placing more emphasis on paper-based materials while giving a supplementary role to digital materials.
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Japan’s permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan is moving toward implementation before it has clearly explained how those skills will be evaluated or demonstrated in practice.
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Mitsubishi Electric, Hon Hai subsidiary aim for FY 2030 1 tril. yen sales
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. on Monday said they would aim for 1 trillion yen ($6.3 billion)
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Japan PM sends cash offering to war-linked Yasukuni, more ministers visit
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent a monetary offering to the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on Monday for its autumn f
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Student's 'shoulder throw' seriously injures teacher in Japan's Tokushima Pref.
TOKUSHIMA -- A male teacher at a public junior high school in southern Tokushima Prefecture suffered serious injuries when a student assaulted him dur
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Pair with foreign roots launch political group in Japan, seeking 'co-creation'
TOKYO -- Two people with foreign roots launched a new political group in Japan this summer, aiming to field candidates in next year's nationwide unifi
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East Japan police survey finds 1 in 28 students solicited for shady part-time jobs
YOKOHAMA -- About 3.5% of junior high and high school students surveyed in Sagamihara's Minami Ward in Kanagawa Prefecture had been approached with of
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Tokyo stocks mixed on AI investment concerns, buybacks
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended mixed Monday, with the Nikkei stock index briefly falling below the 64,000 yen line for the first time in about a
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Japan seeks territorial solution with Russia 70 yrs after joint declaration
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government on Monday vowed, despite worsening ties, to continue seeking a solution with Russia on a longstanding territo
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Youth org urges new Japan curriculum wording that doesn't discourage sex ed
TOKYO -- A youth organization has urged education officials to ensure that revisions to Japan's national curriculum guidelines do not discourage teach
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Editorial: Japan can no longer ignore young people's reluctance to marry
More young people in Japan do not want to marry. We must face that reality squarely.In a survey conducted by the National Institute of Population and
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New Japan snack highlights appeal of rarely used shark meat in waste-cutting initiative
TOKYO -- The Oyatsu Company Ltd., known for its Baby Star Ramen snack brand, has launched a tartar sauce-flavored version of its "Sozai Ichiba: Same n
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Japan begins accepting custom motorcycle number plate applications
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's transport ministry began accepting applications for custom motorcycle number plates on Monday, expanding a program previously
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Newcomer Harasawa defeats ex-mayor accused of abuse in Yokohama
YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) -- Newcomer Atsumi Harasawa won the Yokohama mayoral election Sunday with the backing of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and othe
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Tokyo stocks open lower on Wall Street losses
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower Monday, tracking Wall Street losses late last week amid concerns over heavy investment in artificial intell
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Japanese Firms Pull Back from China as Bilateral Ties Chill
More than 4,000 Japanese companies have closed or withdrawn their China operations over the past two years, bringing the overall number down to its lowest level since 2010....
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Miyazaki Hayao’s Animism: The Historical Theories That Shaped “Princess Mononoke”
Miyazaki Hayao’s masterpiece Princess Mononoke demonstrated his very different approach to depicting the natural world compared with his creative predecessor, Tezuka Osamu. The film challenged mainstream Japanese history by bringing ancient forest culture and medieval itinerant f...
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A Short History of Studio Ghibli: Four Decades of Anime Classics
Driven by the creative genius of Miyazaki Hayao and Takahata Isao, Studio Ghibli has crafted a landmark library of anime classics that revolutionized the industry in Japan and reshaped cinema worldwide....